Will.i.am’s history with consumer tech has been — let’s just say “spotty.” The musician/entrepreneur loves gadgets, this much we can say for certain. For his latest trick, the Black Eyed Pea is returning at LG’s “Experiential Architect” in conjunction with CES 2025. What does such a role entail? Suggesting ideas for Bluetooth speakers and headphones, … Read more
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The Wireless Power Consortium announced at CES on Monday that more Android devices will use the MagSafe-based Qi2 charging standard in 2025. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all have magnets, though; the WPC says it now has a “Qi2 Ready” certification for phones that need a … Read more
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As DeFi adoption grows, exchanges are evolving to meet the demand for secure, accessible decentralized trading.
Hi, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy New Year! And…surprise!: This will be the last edition of TechCrunch Space for the foreseeable future. I know, it’s a bummer. But fear not: We’ll still be reporting on space startups, so I hope you’ll stay tuned. And there will certainly be a lot to cover. This … Read more
Three years ago, Bingrui Yang founded Pebble to bring electrification, automation, and the usability of an iPhone to the RV world. The public got its first glimpse Monday at CES 2025 of what that looks like: a production-ready all-electric travel trailer loaded with tech designed to make towing and camping stress free. The 25-foot all-electric … Read more
Image: Hisense CES is always a showcase of giant-sized TVs, and true to form, Hisense has brought two enormous new models to Las Vegas this year: the 136-inch MicroLED 136MX, and the 116-inch TriChroma LED TV. It seems like, for five or six years now, we’ve been hearing how MicroLED will usher in the next … Read more
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Google TV is getting a Gemini integration that’s supposed to make interacting with your TV “more intuitive and helpful,” the company announced at CES on Monday. With the update, which is set to arrive later this year, you’ll be able to search for content and ask questions … Read more
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Michael Barr, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, will step down from his position on Feb. 28 — or earlier, if a successor is confirmed — according to a Monday announcement from the Federal Reserve. Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In a statement included … Read more
The company is holding true to its audacious ‘HODL’ strategy with now its ninth consecutively weekly buy.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday that he’s stepping down could clear a path for a less crypto-resistant government there, though the provincial governments have a leading role in determining Canada’s digital assets future. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its new leader,” Trudeau said … Read more
Sustained buying by institutional investors pushed Bitcoin above $100,000, opening the doors for a retest of the all-time high.
Image: Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to some LG TVs “later this year,” Microsoft and LG announced at CES 2025. When the feature is available, if you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you’ll be able to stream games from the Xbox Game Pass library and select titles that you already own from … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is back in the six-digit territory as the largest cryptocurrency extended its early 2025 bounce on Monday. BTC advanced towards $100,000 earlier during the trading session, then broke sharply above the threshold, rising 2.5% in an hour as traditional U.S. markets opened. It was changing hands at around $102,000 recently, its strongest … Read more
So far, Bitcoin has seen only two downtime events: One in 2010 and one in 2013. In 2010, Bitcoin went down due to the “value overflow incident.”
Online spending rose 3% to a record $1.2 trillion globally over the holiday period, with U.S.-sales, specifically, growing 4% to $282 billion. That’s according to a new report from Salesforce, which aggregated data from across its various cloud services, including Agentforce, Commerce Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Service Cloud, to garner insights into spending activity spanning … Read more
In today’s data-driven world, organizations are no longer limited to structured data alone. With the rise of modern data collection methods, semi-structured and unstructured data have emerged as invaluable assets, requiring advanced expertise to manage effectively. Semi-structured formats like JSON and XML bridge the gap between rigid data models and free-form data, enabling flexibility for … Read more
Therabody, the maker of popular massage guns and other wellness devices, announced at CES 2025 that it’s launching a new AI-powered digital recovery platform called Coach. The new platform is launching in beta inside Therabody’s app. While the app currently gives users easy-to-follow proprietary routines, Coach takes recovery and wellness a step further by using … Read more
Image: Intel Despite comments made by former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who got ousted from the company last month, Intel will not kill off its discrete graphics business. “We are very committed to the discrete graphics market and will continue to make strategic investments in this direction,” Intel’s new co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus just told … Read more
Dogecoin is already one of 2025’s biggest gainers—and a prominent crypto firm believes the meme coin will finally hit $1 this year.
Good communication is the fuel for the growth of any emerging business. Without spreading the word about your startup, you won’t be able to accumulate new investors or clients. In a loud world full of people trying to make a name for themselves, it can be difficult to send the right message that will set … Read more
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Image: Ecovacs Ecovacs’ new robovac has a mop that extends to clean hard-to-reach spots, like corners and the edges of walls. But unlike other robovacs equipped with extendable mops, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni trades circular mop pads for a roller mop that cleans itself while it roves about your house. The robovac, which Ecovacs … Read more
The striking Styla works with a standard deadbolt and uses a ball and catch mechanism rather than a handle. | Image: Lockly We’re swimming in smart lock options, but we haven’t seen anything quite as cool as the $700 Lockly Styla, an all-in-one smart deadblot lock and video doorbell being shown off at CES 2025. … Read more